1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Cowher (6-10)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1999 Pittsburgh Steelers RosterTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Cowher (6-10)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1999 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Pittsburgh racked up 317 points, while the defensive squad allowed 320. Mike Tomczak passed for 1,625 yards, and Kordell Stewart spent time under center also. Troy Edwards grabbed 61 passes for 714 yards.
Jerome Bettis carried the ball for a team-best 1,091 yards for the Steelers.
Dewayne Washington and Scott Shields each snatched 4 opponent throws. Jason Gildon sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Bill Cowher coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 258 | 139 | 53.9 | 1625 | 6.3 | 12 | 4.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 49 | 15 | 104 | 75.8 |
| Kordell Stewart | 275 | 160 | 58.2 | 1464 | 5.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 10 | 3.6 | 42 | 22 | 131 | 64.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Pete Gonzalez | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Totals | 535 | 301 | 56.3 | 3118 | 5.8 | 19 | 3.6 | 18 | 3.4 | 49 | 37 | 235 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 299 | 1091 | 3.6 | 35 | 7 |
| Richard Huntley | 93 | 567 | 6.1 | 52 | 5 |
| Kordell Stewart | 56 | 258 | 4.6 | 21 | 2 |
| Amos Zereoue | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 16 | 19 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Gonzalez | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 495 | 1991 | 4.0 | 52 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Edwards | 61 | 714 | 11.7 | 41 | 5 |
| Hines Ward | 61 | 638 | 10.5 | 42 | 7 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 30 | 285 | 9.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 28 | 387 | 13.8 | 49 | 3 |
| Richard Huntley | 27 | 253 | 9.4 | 25 | 3 |
| Jerome Bettis | 21 | 110 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 20 | 186 | 9.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 18 | 176 | 9.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 12 | 106 | 8.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Mitch Lyons | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Matt Cushing | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 301 | 3118 | 10.4 | 49 | 19 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Miller | 84 | 3795 | 45.2 | 75 |
| Totals | 84 | 3795 | 45.2 | 75 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Edwards | 25 | 234 | 9.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 377 | 9.0 | 48 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 15 | 336 | 22.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Will Blackwell | 14 | 282 | 20.1 | 37 | 0 |
| Troy Edwards | 13 | 234 | 18.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 7 | 169 | 24.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Mitch Lyons | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 1110 | 19.5 | 44 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shields | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 149 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gildon | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| Carlos Emmons | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lee Flowers | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Orpheus Roye | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| Joel Steed | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Chris Oldham | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joey Porter | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Levon Kirkland | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lance Brown | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Scott Shields | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kevin Henry | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 39.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 102 | 89 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Levon Kirkland | 100 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lee Flowers | 71.5 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Carlos Emmons | 59 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 51 | 50 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Chad Scott | 49.5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Travis Davis | 50.5 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 49.5 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orpheus Roye | 49.5 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 29 | 27 | 4 | ||||||
| Kevin Henry | 26 | 22 | 8 | ||||||
| Joel Steed | 23 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Shields | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oldham | 12.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Porter | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jeremy Staat | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Nolan Harrison | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jason Simmons | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Smith | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Chad Kelsay | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Troy Edwards | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Bruener | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Tomczak | 3 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Josh Miller | 1 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Hines Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 723.5 | 639 | 169 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 146 | 2 | 13 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Kris Brown | 25 | 30 | 0 | 105 | ||||||||||
| Richard Huntley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Hines Ward | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Troy Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Joey Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Travis Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 317 |
